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Welcome to Morning Coffee, a robust blend of links to news around the Internet concerning Naval Air Station Patuxent River, NAVAIR, the Pentagon and beyond. The Leader provides this link feature as a survey of the news and announcements affecting the local military economy. The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the Leader’s owners or staff.

The next batch of F-35s will cost $200 million apiece, Defense-Aerospace reports. Adm. Venlet swears the Joint Strike Fighter program will fix the jet’s problems, as long as they are allowed to do it, DoD Buzz reports. Meanwhile, BAE admits that China ripped off F-35 plans (subscription required) from its computer network, according to The Australian.